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Read in the Wunder reader — freeChaine Anglaise double, double right and left.
Chaine des dames double, all the ladies perform the ladies' chain at the same time.
Chassez croisez, do the chassé step from left to right, or right to left, the lady passing before the gentleman in the opposite direction, that is, moving right if he moves left, and vice versâ.
Chassez croisez et déchassez, change places with partners, ladies passing in front, first to the right, then to the left, back to places. It may be either à quatre four couples--or les huit--eight couples.
Chassez à droite--à gauche, move to the right--to the left.
Le cavalier seul, gentleman advances alone.
Les cavaliers seuls deux fois, gentlemen advance and retire twice without their partners.
Changez vos dames, change partners.
Contre partie pour les autres, the other dancers do the same figure.
Demi promenade, half promenade.
Demi chaine Anglaise, half right and left.
Demi moulinet, ladies all advance to centre, right hands across, and back to places.
Demi tour à quatre, four hands half round.
Dos-à-dos, lady and opposite gentleman advance, pass round each other back to back, and return to places.
Les dames en moulinet, ladies give right hands across to each other, half round, and back again with left hands.
Les dames donnent la main droite--gauche--à leurs cavaliers, ladies give the right--left--hands to partners.
En avant deux et en arrière; first lady and vis-à-vis gentleman advance and retire. To secure brevity, en avant is always understood to imply en arrière when the latter is not expressed.
En avant deux fois, advance and retreat twice.
En avant quatre, first couple and their vis-à-vis advance and retire.
En avant trois, three advance and retire, as in La Pastorale.
Figurez devant, dance before.
Figurez à droite--à gauche, dance to the right--to the left.
La grande tour de rond, all join hands and dance, completely round the figure in a circle back to places.
Le grand rond, all join hands, and advance and retreat twice, as in La Finale.
Le grand quatre, all eight couples form into squares.
La grande chaine, all the couples move quite round the figure, giving alternately the right and left hand to each in succession, beginning with the right, until all have regained their places, as in last figure of the Lancers.
La grande promenade, all eight (or more) couples promenade all round the figure back to places.
La main, the hand.
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